“My mother knew
how to keep herself together in this faith.
She taught me how to balance two worlds:
how to fry fish in steamy masjid kitchens
and where to place the wine glass and soup spoon on a proper dinner table.
She passed down her mother’s slips and camisoles, opera gloves and mink stoles, turned Sunday hats into Friday tams, switched between hot combs and hijab pins…”
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